Lingaku留める【とどめる】
Frequency rank: 4,400. – 4,405. (for form 止める: 322.)
- to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to cease; to put an end to
- to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to limit
- to record (e.g. a fact); to retainsee also 記憶にとどめる
Ichidan verb; transitive verb
Forms
- 留める【とどめる】Frequency rank: 4,400. – 4,405.
- 止める【とどめる】Frequency rank: 322.
- 停める【とどめる】Frequency rank: 14,875. – 14,927.
- とどめるFrequency rank: 11,397. – 11,423.
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to cease; to put an end to
- to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to limit
- to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
This meaning is used when referring to halting an action or decision, or staying temporarily in a place.
This usage refers to holding something in a specific position or managing its limits, often relating to physical objects or conditions.
This meaning pertains to documenting information or maintaining something in memory for future reference.
Generated collocations (experimental)
とめる留めることto stop (doing something)ものごと物事をとめる留めるto put an end to thingsきろく記録をとめる留めるto keep a recordこころにとめる心に留めるto keep in mindじじつ事実をとめる留めるto retain a factいちばん一晩とめる留めるto stay for one nightこころ心をとめる留めるto pay attention; to focus one's mindとめて留めておくto keep (something) in placeじょうほう情報をとめる留めるto retain informationとめがね留め金fastener; clasp
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
5 results
We should keep every school open and every teacher in his job.
At this corner there happened an accident that was to be remembered for years.